The week after Thanksgiving, the we loaded the Pilot up to max capacity and went to Myrtle Beach for some R and R. We had a great time with Troy, Leslie and Sam! Here are some highlights of the trip...

I tend to idealize things in my mind. For instance, I had visions of these adorable black and white pictures of Macie smiling at the camera with the ocean waves rolling in the background. Well, Macie took one look at the sand and couldn't imagine a better snack. She would not look up for anything - and, believe me, I tried everything! So, here she is, eating sand. Yum!

What happens when one tiny bit of baby shampoo meets a jacuzzi tub...

Finally...a family-friendly chair!

Two cute boys and one cute hat!

Sam, Leslie, and Troy...

Say, "Cheese!"

Brock's favorite part of the vacation was the hotel's waterpark. He went down the slide all by himself (about 50 times!)

One afternoon, Sam, Adam and Troy went to the Aquarium. Sam is holding his new friend. What is that?

Macie loved the pool...

...so did Adam and Brock! Brock slept so well on this trip because his Daddy wore him out in the pool!

The weather was really nice. One morning we all took a walk on the beach.

Macie didn't burn many calories on the walk.




Brock did... Soon he got bored of pushing Macie and thought he would make friends with the seagulls. They were not as friendly as he had hope.

On Saturday, we had my family over for Thanksgiving.

Mom and Macie...

Me and Macie...

Macie's favorite teething ring happens to be my necklace...yum!

Carl and Cathy with the kids...

Brock found the candy that I hid in the top of the pantry...so, he just climbed to the top to get it.

We thought we'd take a couple family pictures. Well, 30 min., 80 pictures, and two screaming children later...this is what we got! A big thanks to Cathy for taking the pictures and Carl making very funny noises to make the kids look at the camera.

This is what most of the pictures look like...

Or this...

We had two Thanksgivings at our house this year! Adam's Uncle Ralph, Cathy, and Carl came on Thursday.

Brock did his own hair..

Troy was able to spend the weekend with us. Is it just me, or does Macie look just like her Poppi?